The Regal Swan® has a column on this
site called Ask
the Swan Specialist where they answer questions from swan owners and swan lovers
worldwide. Based in Orlando, Florida,
The Regal Swan®, Inc. is committed to the
humane treatment and veterinary medical care of captive swans.
The Regal Swan®
researchers recently identified bacteria causing swan flocks in the U.K. and the
U.S. to turn pink in color and were instrumental in pioneering the use of
vaccines to mitigate swan deaths due to botulism and the West Nile Virus.
More about the Regal Swan®

July 2007, The Regal Swan®
researchers traveled to England at the invitation of Her Majesty’s Swan Warden,
Dr. Christopher Perrins and Her Majesty’s Swan Marker, Mr. David Barber to
participate in the historical swan-upping along the Thames River. The Regal
Swan® research team collaborated with swan experts throughout the U.K. and
helped capture, vaccinate and exam more than 800 wild swans at the Abbotsbury
Swannery. The Regal Swan® researchers were also asked to assist in capturing 65
swans along the Thames, during an oil spill.

Shirley Bolin, a research team
member, went on to visit Moscow, Russia to collaborate with swan keepers at the
Moscow Zoo. All research data is being compiled for a veterinary medical book
specifically for swans.

The organization has received the
National Daily Point of Light Award, as well as the Governor’s Point of Light
Award, for their dedication to the care of swans. The researchers have authored
a book on the care of captive swans, entitled
Swan Keeper’s Handbook: A Guide to
the Care of Captive Swans by Krieger Publishing, released in 2003.

In 1999, six researchers, known
as the Regal Swan® Project, began studying and documenting the care of
swans in captive settings such as hotels, resorts, golf courses and other
related sites. During the course of their investigation, the researchers learned
that Dr. Wade G. Gardner, a Lakeland, Florida veterinarian, had pioneered the
use of a vaccine to mitigate swan deaths due to botulism. Pfizer Animal Health
and the researchers conducted testing which showed a sustained level of antibody
response to the vaccine by the swans.

Furthermore, DNA Sequencing was
undertaken and concluded that a protozoan which causes eye cysts in humans was
of the same genetic makeup that causes eye cysts in swans. Incorporating under
The Regal Swan® Inc., further research is being conducted as well as the
development of an international science and reading curriculum. This curriculum
is geared towards all ages from pre-K thru Adult to enhance the knowledge base
of the sciences as well as the care of captive swans by the general public.

*Located next door to Walt Disney
World® Resort, Orange Lake's flagship location in Orlando was established in
1982 by Holiday Inn® Founder, Kemmons Wilson. It offers four unique resort
villages situated on more than 1,400 acres and is home to over a half dozen mute
swans.

Thank you for all the info! Yes, I agree that there is a lot of misinformation regarding this species. All the research I had done deterred me from contacting the DNR or any other local agency. To be..

Yeasterday - May 22 - I saw two Mute Swans in close contact. During the foreplay the biting was not very aggressive and after a couple of minutes it could look like a mating. But after 15 seconds the..